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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2012 file-pool photo, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad raise their glasses at the beginning of a formal dinner in the rotunda at the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Branstad, President-elect Donald Trumps choice for U.S. ambassador to China, can boast a 30-year relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, especially amid escalating talk of a trade war with the U.S.’s largest trading partner?  (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Andrea Melendez, Pool, File)

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to resign as U.S. ambassador to China next month

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor September 14, 2020

U.S. Ambassador to China and former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will step down and depart Beijing early next month and return to Iowa, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.  Branstad,...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks about her personal struggles during the Iowa GOP Reception at Hughes Family Barn in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

UI epidemiologist joins Iowa Democrats press conference criticizing Ernst for comments on COVID-19 death numbers

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor September 10, 2020

Iowa Democrats, joined by University of Iowa epidemiology professor and director of the university's Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Christine Petersen, took aim at recent comments made by...

Former Attorney General Matt Whitaker addresses the small crowd at a Trump campaign event at the Cedar Rapids Victory Office on Thursday. Members of President Trumps re-election campaign held a rally which was a stop on a larger bus tour. (Jake Maish/The Daily Iowan)

Former Acting U.S. Attorney General speaks at Cedar Rapids Trump campaign event

Brian Grace, News Reporter September 10, 2020

Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker and members of President Trump’s campaign team stopped in Cedar Rapids Thursday morning on supporting police, engaging campaign volunteers, and absentee-voting...

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No decision yet in trial to decide fate of pre-filled absentee ballot request forms in Johnson County

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 9, 2020

A judge did not make a ruling during a Wednesday hearing on the lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee against Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert for mailing out absentee...

Thousands of ballot request forms on the line in Johnson County District Court hearing Wednesday

Thousands of ballot request forms on the line in Johnson County District Court hearing Wednesday

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 8, 2020

Today the Johnson County District Court will hear a case regarding the county auditor’s decision to send out ballot-request forms with pre-filled information — the last of the three Iowa counties...

A group of boats decorated in Donald Trump paraphernalia pass under a bridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. For Labor day, a group of local Trump supporters decided to drive their boats around Coralville Lake to celebrate and to show support for President Trump. (Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan)

Dozens of boats take to Coralville Reservoir for pro-Trump parade

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor September 7, 2020

More than 100 boats filled the Coralville Reservoir Monday afternoon for a Trump-themed boat parade, flying Trump 2020 flags alongside American flags as they made their way down the Iowa River. Boaters...

Former U.S. Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks in a pre-recorded message during Progress Iowas Cornfeed event on Tuesday, September 2, 2020. This is the sixth annual cornfeed event for Progress Iowa. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

Democrats warn of voter suppression at virtual Progress Iowa Corn Feed

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor September 2, 2020

Iowa Democratic elected officials and national figures implored Iowans to vote in the general election and warned of voter suppression in the state and nationally during the sixth annual Progress Iowa...

Johnson County volunteers collect information at a primary precinct located in The University of Iowa Visual Arts building on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Counties all across Iowa along with eight other states are participating in the 2020 primary elections.

State and counties ramp up poll worker recruitment ahead of general election

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor September 1, 2020

Iowa election officials are recruiting poll workers ahead of the Nov. 3 general election to prevent a possible shortage, as many usual workers are sitting out because of the coronavirus pandemic. In...

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President Trump champions USMCA trade deal in RNC speech

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough August 27, 2020

President Trump officially accepted the re-nomination as the Republican candidate for president on Thursday and referenced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement more than once— something he touted...

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Joni Ernst praises Trump as an advocate for Iowa farmers in RNC speech

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor August 26, 2020

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, made a case for President Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night for being an advocate to Iowa farmers, and painted a bleak picture of what the agricultural...

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden speak during the watch party for Former Vice President Joe Biden at the Olmstead Center at Drake University on Monday, February 3, 2020. Hundreds of people attended the event to hear Biden speak on the results of the caucus.

So what was the point of the caucuses anyway?

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 26, 2020

Joe Biden became the Democratic party’s nominee for president last week, wrapping up a process of more than a year of campaigning that began with more than two dozen presidential hopefuls flooding...

Fact Check | Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Iowa made a week after destructive derecho

Fact Check | Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Iowa made a week after destructive derecho

Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor August 26, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson If your time is short: ...

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